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Results: Alcohol use after HS entry increased at a significantly greater rate than did use during the middle school years, even after accounting for students' age at transition. In addition, early delinquency emerged as a risk factor such that differences in alcohol use existed prior to the transition. That is, children with early delinquency characteristics displayed more rapid progression in alcohol use, but this effect was evident only during middle school.

Bibliography Citation

Andreas, Jasmina Burdzovic and Kristina M. Jackson. "Adolescent Alcohol Use Before and After the High School Transition." Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 39,6 (June 2015): 1034-1041.